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2011/04/11 05:42:15
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
asimo77 wrote:I used to ignore Smoke, neither disliked nor liked him, but this time around I might use him. Unless he goes robot again, then I'll pass.
He seems like a very frustrating opponent, in a good way; smokes around, pops out to hit you once or twice, smokes around again.
Everyone on the site is listing him as a candidate for very high top tier, along with Kabal, Jax, Johnny Cage, and Cyrax.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/11 12:12:49
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Lord Scythican wrote:Can you hit him while in smoke form? (Video is blocked for me).
Doesn't look like it, no. Sektor throws a punch, with which Smoke Smokes his way behind him, avoiding the blow and launching on of his own that connects.
His Move List:
Turns into a puff of smoke and moves behind the opponent while Invulnerable.
Turns into a puff of smoke and moves backwards while Invulnerable.
A Teleport similar to Scorpions that hits twice.
Smoke Bombs which teleport enemies into the air right in front of Smoke.
Some sort of Counter the player never gets off.
And a Jump kick of sorts (That's what I've heard, haven't seen it in action).
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/11 14:16:17
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Lord Scythican wrote:This game keeps looking better and better. Any more news about an exclusive for the 360?
Nothing new, the rumor going around is Skarlett being free, an Exclusive Stage, and Puzzle Kombat, but Ed Boon tweeted "You shouldn't beleive everything you read" to four people when they asked him about it, and with CliffyB saying "Someone Else beat us to it", it really makes me think Xbox got an actual exclusive character, not just a free download.
Say this on the forums, though (like I have, a good five times), and you get either completely ignored, or "OMG XBOX ISN'T GETTING AN EXCLUSIVE NOOB FETHING DONKEY CAVE!".
I'm hoping for Alma from F.E.A.R. honestly.....
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/11 16:46:24
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
I highly doubt 360 gets anything at all. Marketing will always trump any silly PR/Boon-trolling, and so if there was an exclusive it would have been announced a while ago to garner more pre-orders.
It's too close to release for them to release any info and expect a sales boost...or maybe they have an awful marketing team and we do get something hidden.
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2011/04/12 12:00:39
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
asimo77 wrote:I highly doubt 360 gets anything at all. Marketing will always trump any silly PR/Boon-trolling, and so if there was an exclusive it would have been announced a while ago to garner more pre-orders.
It's too close to release for them to release any info and expect a sales boost...or maybe they have an awful marketing team and we do get something hidden.
I doubt there is anything, too. I just kind of find it fun speculating, that's all.
From the sounds of it, Sony payed NRS or WB, one of the two, for increased Marketing over the Xbox 360, maybe that's why nothing was released/a Demo came out for the PS3 and not hte Xbox?
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/12 12:07:45
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
You know something? I wonder if they might get an exclusive character as DLC later on? The game is set up to have new characters added to it through DLC, so I see no reason why they couldn't get an awesome character in a month or two.
2011/04/12 12:09:58
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Lord Scythican wrote:You know something? I wonder if they might get an exclusive character as DLC later on? The game is set up to have new characters added to it through DLC, so I see no reason why they couldn't get an awesome character in a month or two.
That....
Is actually something I haven't thought about before. I suppose I am going to have to run it by those trolls and everyone over in those forums. Into the breach I go!
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/12 12:13:07
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Lord Scythican wrote:Let me know what they think and if you need a wingman, let me know what the site is.
I get the feeling, they are going to feed us with a ton of characters over the next year. I can see myself investing $150.00+ into this game + DLC.
EDIT: www.trmk.org is blocked for me at work...
It's TRMK.
And.... first response was "It is better without an Exclusive!", which I was expecting, honestly.
How could it be better without an exclusive?
You know this reeks of bitterness. 360fanboys were fine with rubbing exclusive content in everyone's face when they got it (GTA IV and many other games), and now they they don't they act like they don't want it! What gives?
Honestly I would love to see like 10 exclusive characters on each system. I would buy both games!
2011/04/12 12:31:07
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
It's actually divided equally; Half the PS3 people hate Kratos because he is a guest, the other half love him being in the game, as it will boost sales and increase the fanbase. Half the Xbox 360 users hate not having a Guest because it's not fair, and the other half love having a pure MK game.
But I mean everyone of those PS3 people who hate him are thinking about picking up an Xbox solely so they don't see him in the game
And this isn't including those who don't care.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/12 12:38:32
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Slarg232 wrote:It's actually divided equally; Half the PS3 people hate Kratos because he is a guest, the other half love him being in the game, as it will boost sales and increase the fanbase. Half the Xbox 360 users hate not having a Guest because it's not fair, and the other half love having a pure MK game.
But I mean everyone of those PS3 people who hate him are thinking about picking up an Xbox solely so they don't see him in the game
And this isn't including those who don't care.
Wow, seriously? I didn't know they were split like that and for those reasons.
I usually do not like guest characters like Yoda and Darth Vader in what was it, Soul Caliber IV? But Kratos actually makes at least some sense. I mean he is the God of War. He may be from a different pantheon and have a different portfolio, but he is similar to Raiden in a lot of ways. I wouldn't mind someone like Odin or Krishna showing up too.
Heck Sheeva is probably based (the design and name) from the Hindu deity Shiva.
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2011/04/12 12:56:09
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Slarg232 wrote:And the next two replies were "Umad........" and "You will get NOTHING AND LIKE IT! Kratos FTW!"
Wow...those kind of fanboys give PS3fanboys a bad name...
Well to hell with them. I am pretty sure everyone will be happy with whatever they get. I really wish people would quit this Sega Vs. SNES debate, because that is all this really is. Same story, different systems.
2011/04/12 16:45:14
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Again I think if we got DLC exclusives it would have been announced already. I kinda hope we don't get anything, I like having only MK characters. And TBH I feel like when one console gets exclusive stuff it's kind of a slap in the face of the other console users.
"Order. Unity. Obedience. We taught the galaxy these things, and we shall do so again."
"They are not your worst nightmare; they are your every nightmare."
"Let the galaxy burn!"
2011/04/12 17:07:53
Subject: Re:Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Slarg232 wrote:And the next two replies were "Umad........" and "You will get NOTHING AND LIKE IT! Kratos FTW!"
Wow...those kind of fanboys give PS3fanboys a bad name...
Well to hell with them. I am pretty sure everyone will be happy with whatever they get. I really wish people would quit this Sega Vs. SNES debate, because that is all this really is. Same story, different systems.
Some of the newer posts look promising;
Spoiler:
It certainly is possible. I think they will look at PS3 sales vs. 360 before they try that. If PS3 REALLY outsells 360 and it's obviously because of Kratos, there's a better chance of it happening rather than if the sales are fairly even.
Spoiler:
it would've been perfect for epic and netherealm to include a gears character. the reason being the gears beta starts on the 19th april and as you all know very well mk is released that day. it would've been great marketing between epic and nr to promote sales of bulletstorm epic edition and gears of war pre-orders which are ways of entering the beta. also i think having one of the most iconic xbox exclusive characters on mk would only help with the games popularity and sales. i really don't understand why they didn't go ahead with this.
Spoiler:
I believe other than the avatar support that has been confirmed with the KE and TE editions there won't be any exclusive content of any kind for the 360. Sony struck a deal that got them the demo all to themselves before launch, an exclusive character and arena, and an exclusive DLC in the Blu-Ray versions for the MK movies for a Jade alternate costume. I believe the quote of "everyone will be happy with what they get" (paraphrasing) was just a way to try and dodge any questions about the 360 version instead of just saying point blank what was going on.
Yes, I know there will be 500 responses of "well....ummm...MS got COD maps early and GTA content early...so it serves you right." One situation has nothing to do with the other. Contrary to popular belief not everyone plays or really cares about COD and GTA. The majority of the exclusives that MS gets are just timed exclusives. The majority of exclusives that PS3 gets are exclusive to that system.
Also the one thing that I am expecting to happen is that any DLC will get to the PS3 first and 360 later. Think about it, why would they strike such a lucrative deal and not want to include post-launch DLC in that? Just something to think about.
Spoiler:
Good point mate I think that's one of the possibilities that's kinda likely, I reckon they'll get a stage and maybe a free DLC character then again who knows? Ed Boon is such a troll ahaha he brushed off the Ermac and Goro leaks, but they turned out to be right...we'll just have to wait
Oh and this is aimed at the people saying 'U Mad' or 'PS3 ftw!!!111one1!!' - Seriously you guys need to mature a little, you make me understand people who say young kids shouldn't play vdeo games as much =/ Take off your headset, step outside and learn some social skills as you clearly didn't even read what Demetrius was saying...
asimo77 wrote:Again I think if we got DLC exclusives it would have been announced already. I kinda hope we don't get anything, I like having only MK characters. And TBH I feel like when one console gets exclusive stuff it's kind of a slap in the face of the other console users.
True, but I still think it's nice to speculate, it takes my mind off of other things, and it's not deconfirmed yet.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/12 17:08:19
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
asimo77 wrote:Again I think if we got DLC exclusives it would have been announced already. I kinda hope we don't get anything, I like having only MK characters. And TBH I feel like when one console gets exclusive stuff it's kind of a slap in the face of the other console users.
I agree. I didn't like what they did with GTA IV, Modern Warfare 2, the First Strike Map Pack for Black Ops, and Fallout New Vegas. I remember going to gamestop to get those games, and the rep was like "You should get the xbox version, it will have exclusive DLC rights way before the PS3 does." I told him I only buy 360 games when I can't get them on PS3 because the less I use it, the less of a chance I will have for the RRoD.
Besides I don't like supporting games that do these tactics. Usually if I have the choice, I buy the version that doesn't get the exclusive content. Mortal Kombat will be the only exception for me, because I prefer to use my 360 as little as possible.
2011/04/12 18:22:04
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
If I could get a cheap PS3 (new/working well) I would get MK9 on it, both for Kratos and for the controller, because I prefer the PS controller over the 360 for fighting games (but not other games). But I'm not going to buy a full priced PS3 for one character in a game and BluRay capability, especially when the game is available on the system I already have. Am I a bit disappointed not to have access to Kratos? Sure, I think he's pretty cool. But it isn't the end of the world. I think that Mortal Kombat should stay fairly true to itself and not intermingle with other games (see the disaster of MK vs DC), but I approve of the concept of "Kreate a Kharakter," like in Armageddon. I also spoke with a developer at a game convention who "couldn't comment on whether 'kreate a kharakter' was in the game or not." Take it as you will, but I'm hoping it's in because I loved making Nightcrawler back in Amageddon and beating my friends with teleporting attacks. It just needs bigger support and more special options for attacks. But back on topic, I don't mind not having an exclusive character, so long as we get to kreate again. Just my .02
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2011/04/12 18:37:46
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
timetowaste85 wrote:If I could get a cheap PS3 (new/working well) I would get MK9 on it, both for Kratos and for the controller, because I prefer the PS controller over the 360 for fighting games (but not other games). But I'm not going to buy a full priced PS3 for one character in a game and BluRay capability, especially when the game is available on the system I already have. Am I a bit disappointed not to have access to Kratos? Sure, I think he's pretty cool. But it isn't the end of the world. I think that Mortal Kombat should stay fairly true to itself and not intermingle with other games (see the disaster of MK vs DC), but I approve of the concept of "Kreate a Kharakter," like in Armageddon. I also spoke with a developer at a game convention who "couldn't comment on whether 'kreate a kharakter' was in the game or not." Take it as you will, but I'm hoping it's in because I loved making Nightcrawler back in Amageddon and beating my friends with teleporting attacks. It just needs bigger support and more special options for attacks. But back on topic, I don't mind not having an exclusive character, so long as we get to kreate again. Just my .02
I wouldn't mind Kreate a Fighter either, but I do have a funny story to tell about TRMK;
Back when I first joined, everyone said "All characters after MK3 sucked, other than possibly Quan Chi, who was story centric. Everyone just had other people's powers/were copies of other characters, like Frost and Smoke."
So after reading this a good 20 times in completely different topics, I made a post called "Kharacter Kreation Kompitetion!" with the following rules; Can't use another characters power, has to have at least three powers drawn in stick figures, and at least one fatality. If we get enough votes on ONE concept, maybe we could send it in to Boon to see if this Fan Made Character could be turned into a real Fighter! (No Garruntees, though, it would ultimately be up to NRS if they want to do anything like that).
Well, after posting that, it got 200 Reads, 0 Responses. So, after seeing a fair few more people saying "All Characters after MK3 sucked!" I started linking them back to the thread. No one has yet to Kreate a Kharacter for the thread, and everyone has mysteriously stopped saying Post MK3 characters suck
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/12 22:27:50
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
I don't know if anyone's posted this information, but there is a series of 'exclusives' available.
Gamestop Preorder= Scorpion Classic Outfit and Fatality
Best Buy Preorder= Sub Zero Classic Outfit and Fatality
Amazon Preorder= Reptile Classic Outfit and Fatality(IIRC)
Wal-Mart Preorder= Mileena Classic Outfit
Toys R Us Preorder= Kitana Classic Outfit
Buying the Mortal Kombat Blu-Ray nets you the Jade Classic Outfit.
PS3= Kratos
360= None so far, if any character is added in I would prefer Clay Carmine.
2011/04/12 22:51:23
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
Consensus seems to be that the pre-order exclusives are unlockable in-game. Well the klassic kostumes at the least, not sure on the fatalities.
"Order. Unity. Obedience. We taught the galaxy these things, and we shall do so again."
"They are not your worst nightmare; they are your every nightmare."
"Let the galaxy burn!"
2011/04/12 23:38:29
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
asimo77 wrote:Consensus seems to be that the pre-order exclusives are unlockable in-game. Well the klassic kostumes at the least, not sure on the fatalities.
Boon has tweeted that they all will be obtainable, but we don't know if by DLC or Krypt.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
2011/04/12 23:43:06
Subject: Anyone else really interested in Mortal Kombat 9?
asimo77 wrote:Consensus seems to be that the pre-order exclusives are unlockable in-game. Well the klassic kostumes at the least, not sure on the fatalities.
Boon has tweeted that they all will be obtainable, but we don't know if by DLC or Krypt.
A little mix of both would be fine with me. They have really went all out on this game. I would sink $150.00 in it for sure, and that is saying something since I rarely get DLC.
"Order. Unity. Obedience. We taught the galaxy these things, and we shall do so again."
"They are not your worst nightmare; they are your every nightmare."
"Let the galaxy burn!"
